Table 3. Hunter color value of tofu with added low-moleculer-weight fish collagen powder

Low-moleculer-weight fish collagen powder (%)
0% (w/v) 10% (w/v) 20% (w/v)
Hunter color L* 87.78 ± 0.42a 84.26 ± 0.71b 82.49 ± 0.28c
a* –1.22 ± 0.52 NS –1.07 ± 0.45 –0.87 ± 0.28
b* 16.68 ± 0.16NS 17.05 ± 0.10 18.16 ± 1.25
ΔE 19.00 ± 0.05c 21.13 ± 1.20b 23.26 ± 0.78a
The data represent SD deviations of triplicate determination.
Mean significantly different (p < 0.05) by Duncan’s multiple range test.
L*, lightness; a*, redness; b*, yellowness; ΔE, overall color difference; NS, no significant differences within the same column.